Mower



- B. H. URSCHEL MOWER Aug. 19, 1941.

OriginalFiled July 21, 1938 3 Sheets-sheaf l B. H. URSCHEL Aug. 19, 1941.

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Bertie n. Urschel,

MOWER. Bowling Green, Ohio, assignor to The Urschel Engineering Company, Bowl;- ing Green, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Original application July 21, 1938, Serial No.

220,521, now Patent No. 2,225,139, dated December 1-7, 1940.

Divided and this application November 9, 1940, Serial No. 365.068

3 Claims. (Cl. Sit-25.4)

My invention has for its object to provide an efllcient, lightweight mower having parts that may be readily assembled and adjusted and may be made at a low cost of production.

This application is a division of application Ser. No. 220,521, filed by Bertis H. Urschel on July 21, 1938, for a Mower and granted December 17, 1940, as Patent No. 2,225,139.

The invention provides a cutting disc having a plurality of cutting teeth that may be moved substantially parallel lawn and rotated at a e an electric motor, or by an internal combustion engine. The invention, also, provides a cutter disc having cutting teeth, whose cutting edges extend in lines inclined at different angles to the plane of the axis of rotation of the disc, whereby the cutting edgesare moved through a plurality of kerflng planes to engage and cut bent blades of grass as the cutting teeth are rotated.

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objects other than the grass. The invention, also, provides a. shell for receiving the driving mechanism and a cover for closing the shell and,

to the surface of the ground or I relatively high speed, as by.

invention, also, provides a protective means for preventing contact of the teeth with with the frame. The stub axles are secured bi press-fitting the axles into the openings 4. A pair of wheels I are rotatably supported on the stub axles to rotatably support one end of the frame a short distance above the supporting surface; on which the wheels may be located.

The forward end of the frame V pair of runners or skids l and a handlebar I0 is connected, by means of ,a yoke I I, to the stub axles 2 for guiding the movement of the mower over the lawn. Preferably, the frame I is provided'with a pair of stops I2 and II located on opposite sides of projections-I5 formed on the ends of the yoke II. Whenthe handlebar is moved rearward, the projections I5 engage the stops I2 to tilt the moweron the axis of the stub axles 2 and, when the-handlebar I0 is raised angularly, sufiicient to move it through the vertical, the stops H are engaged by the projections I5 to support the handle upright. Thus, the mower may be not only guided by the handle, but, also, the runners or skids 8 may be lifted above objects that may be in the path of the also, for conveniently supporting the driving motor.

The invention, also, provides a supporting frame having forwardly extending skids and side brackets, to which are connected wheels that support the rear end of the mower and to which is connected a handle for moving the mower over the ground, or, if desired, for directing th mower I when self-propelled, as by a motor means.

The invention may be contained in mowers of different forms and, to illustrate a practical application of the invention, I have selected, as an example, a mower embodying the invention and shall describe the selected mower hereinafter. The mower is illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Fig. l is a perspective view of the mower. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cutting disc, the enclosing shell, and the mower frame. Fig. 3 is a top view of the supporting frame. Fig. '4 is a view of a vertical section of the mower. Fig. 5 is a side view of the rear part or th shell cover. Fig. 6' is a view of a section, taken on the plane of the line 6-5, indicated in Fig. 4.

The mower is provided with a frame I, to which the parts of the mower are connected or on which they are supported. The frame I is provided with a pair of stub axles 2 that are secured in openings 4 formed in heads or end brackets 5- connected to or formed integrally mower.

A disc I1 is rotatably supported on the frame I and is provided with a plurality of teeth I8 and 20 that are-secured in marginal parts of the disc. The frame i is provided with an integrally formed cross part 2I and a bearingmemher or rod 22 is secured to the cross'part 2|.- The cross part 2| maybe provided with a hole, into which the bearing member 22 may be secured by press-fitting. .A ball bearing sleeve 2k is located on the bearing member 22 and is connected to the disc H. A shell 25, having an opening 21, through which the bearing member 22 may extend, is mounted on the heads 5, by means of screws 28.: A bracket member or brace 30 is welded to the bottom of the shell 25. One end of the bracket member has an opening for receiving the end of the bearing member 22, when the shell 25 is assembled onto the frame.

An electric motor 3| if desired, may bemounted on the frame I, by means of an adjustable cover 32. The cover 32 has a flange 34 that surrounds and fits one locates the axis of the shaft 36 at right angles to a driving belt 39 of the motor. The inner end of the motor and the shaft extend between the inner ends of the stub axles. A grooved pulley wheel 31 is mounted on the lower end of the shaft 36 and a. similar pulley wheel 38 is mounted on the sleeve 24. The pulley wheels are connected together by the belt-.29, whereby the disc I! is rotated by the operation of the motor. The relative sizes of the terminates in a end of the motor shell and grooved wheels may be varied, according to the rate of rotation of the motor means and the desired driven speed of the disc H.

The cover 32 is secured to the end of the bracket 30 and its sides are secured to the heads I of the frame I, by means of winged nuts 40 and bolts 4| (Figs. 5 and 6), that extend through the heads 5 and T-slots 42 formed in the lower edge of the cover". The cover 32, thus, covers the shell 2! and fits the heads 5. The cover 32 has a flange part 44 that surrounds the shell 25. The cover 32 protrudes short distances beyond the ends of the shell 25 to provide for adjustment of the cover and the motor, relative to the mower frame, and, particularly, the distance between the wheels 3'! and 38 to vary the tension of the'bolt 33. The

adjustments of the cover 32. relative to the shell.

25, may be produced by the T-slots '42, which permits longitudinal movement of the cover 32, relative to the bolts 4|.

An apron 45 extends from the top of the cover 32 and slopes toward the disc 11. The edge part of the apron 45 overhangs the edge of the disc I] to protect the teeth l8 and 2B and prevent, to a considerable degree, contact of the teeth and the edge of the disc with objects other than the grass. Preferably, the forward edge part of the apron 45 is located above end parts of the runners or skids 3 and the skids 3 extend slightly beyond the forward edge part of the apron 45. The apron 45 is secured by a machine screw 48 located in the end of the bearing member 22 and extending through a slot 41 in the cover 32. When the apron 45 is secured by the screw 48, the screw operates, also, to rigidly secure the cover 32 to the. end of the rod 22. The adjustment of the tension of the belt may be produced by loosening the screw 48 and the winged nuts 40 to release the cover 32, and, subsequent to the adjustment of the cover and the motor, the winged nuts 43 and the sclew 48 are tightened to secure the cover 32 in position and the motor shaft 36 in its adjusted relation the bearing member 22.

The disc I! is formed somewhat dished, it being concave on the lower side to dispose the marwith respect to ginal portion in a position that is inclined downwardly and outwardly. The outer edge of the mediate the slots,. are folded downwardly and inwardly to form,v with the body portion, seats for the cutting teeth l8 and 20. The teeth have a width substantially the same as the slots and are secured therein by suitable screws II. The leading edges of the teeth have lateral cutting edges 52. The teeth 20 are formed to have downa disc I! is slotted and the parts 48, located interwardly extending portions 54 that are inclined to the body portions of the teeth 20, and, when mounted on the disc and the disc is mounted on the bearing part 22, the portions 54 extend substantially vertical, providing, thereby, cutting edges that cut depressed grass or grass inclined to the surface of the ground. Preferably, the alternate teeth are formed like the teeth 20 and .the intermediate teeth are formed like the teeth motor shaft for rotating the disc; supporting wheels rotatably connected to the head parts and coacting with the skids for supporting the mower; a handle member pivotally connected to the head parts; and lugs located on the head parts for limiting the movement of the handle relative to the frame.

2. In a mower, a frame having upwardly extending head parts located at one end of the frame;

a shell secured to the head parts; a'bearing shaft secured to the frame; a brace member'secured to the shell and to the bearing shaft; a cutter disc rotatably supported on the bearing shaft and above the frame and having projecting cutting blades; a cover part adjustably secured to the head parts and to the brace member for enclosing the shell and the brace member; a motor mounted on the cover part and having a shaft extending downwardly into the cover part and between the head parts; and means located in the shell for connecting the shaft of the motor with the disc for rotating the disc.

3. In a mower, a frame; one end of the frame having upwardly projecting head parts; a shell secured to the head parts; a brace member secured at one end to a central part of the shell; 9. bearing shaft secured to a central part of the frame and to an end of the brace member; a cutter disc rotatably supported on the bearing shaft and located above the frame and having projecting cutting blades; a motor having a shaft located between the head parts; a belt located in the shell for connecting the shaft of the motor with the disc for rotating the disc; an adjustable cover member secured to the said head parts and to the brace member for enclosing the shell and for supporting the motor; the frame having a limit the movement of the handle to tilt the mower.

BERTIS H. URSCHEL. 

